James Cady (1679 - abt. 1741)

Born 1 Apr 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Died about 1741 at about age 61 in Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 1 Apr 1679.^[1] He is the first born child and son of James Cady and Hannah Barron. He married Thankful Howe, d/o of Isaac Howe and Frances Woods, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts on 26 Apr 1711. Their first three children were born in Marlborough: 1) Hannah b. in 1711; 2) Elias b. on 6 Sep 1712; and 3) Joseph b. on 5 Mar 1714.^[2][3] Shortly after the birth of Joseph, the Cady family removed to Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut where Thankful gave birth to nine additional children: 4) Sibyl b. on 20 Nov 1715; 5) Silas b. on 10 Nov 1717; 6) Sarah b. on 22 Jul 1719; 7) Resinah b. on 12 Sep 1721; 8) Peletiah b. on 16 Dec 1723; he died a month after his fourth birthday on 17 Jan 1728; 9) Amariah b. on 21 Apr 1726; she d. bef. age two on 6 Jan 1728; 10) Mary b. on 2 Dec 1728; 11) Cornelius b. on 15 May 1731; and 12) Thankful b. on 12 Nov 1734. James died in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut on 18 Jan 1742. He is buried with his wife in South Cemetery in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut^[4]

James3 Cady, (James 2 , Nicholas 1), b.Watertown, Mass., April 1, 1679 ; m. April 26, 1711, Thankful How, dau. of Isaac and Frances, b. June 22, 1691.

He d. in Pomfret, Conn., Jan. 18, 1742; she d. there May 18, 1741. Both are buried in Brooklyn, Conn. He was of Sherburn, Mass., a taylor, where in 1709/10 he sold land in Groton, Mass., that was his father's. He was of Marlboro 1712 Co 1716, where his first three children were born.* In 1716 he removed to Pomfret, Conn., where he bought 100 acres of land of Richard Adams.

He was a member of the first church in Brooklyn, Conn., when it was organized in 1734.

Children, the three oldest b. Marlboro, the others in Pomfret :

1. Hannah, b. Oct. 15, 171 1.
2. Elias, b. Sept. 6, 17 12 ; d. Jan. 28, 1751.
3. Joseph, b. March 5, 1713/14.
4. Sibyl, b. Nov. 20, 1715.
5. Silas, b. Nov. 10, 1717.
6. Sarah, b. July 22, 1719.
7. Resinah, b. Sept. 12, 1721.
8. Peletiah, b. Dec. 16, 1723; d. Jan. 17, 1728.
9. Amariah, b. April 21, 1726 ; d. Jan. 6, 1728.
10. Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1728.
11. Cornelius, b. May 15, 1731.
12. Thankful, b. Nov. 12, 1734. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Watertown, MA to the end of the year 1849; Births; pg. 46 NOTE: Project Header states "Marriages"; but actually is "Births".
2. ↑ Vital Records of Marlborough, MA to the end of the year 1849; Births image indices
3. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, "Howe Genealogies, the Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, Vol. 1, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.10.
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 78027642
5. ↑ Vital Records of Watertown, MA to the end of the year 1849; Births; pg. 28 NOTE: Project Header states "Marriages"; but actually is "Births".

• Orrin Peer Allen. Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910. Palmer, Mass. 1910. An Open Library.org book. Nicholas Cady.

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